New program to make anesthesia safer for children launches in Ethiopia
Smile Train-Lifebox holds holds first capnography workshop in Ethiopia to improve anesthesia safety for surgical patients
Saving lives through safer surgery
Lifebox is a global nonprofit making surgery and anesthesia safer worldwide. Through tools, training, and partnerships we make surgery safer for every patient, every time.
Our Approach
Our programs work across three core pillars of Safer Surgery – improving anesthesia safety, reducing surgical infection, and strengthening teamwork.
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Tools
Equipping surgical teams with essential tools for safer patient care.
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Training
Building skills in healthcare providers through training.
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Partnerships
Working in partnership with a global network of clinicians.
Celebrating 10 + 1 Years Saving Lives Through Safer Surgery
As we mark more than a decade of making surgery and anesthesia safer worldwide, we wanted to share the milestones that we have achieved, together, so far. Thank you to every one of you who has been part of the Lifebox story. Join us to make surgery and anesthesia safer at 400 hospitals in 20 countries in the next three years.
Latest Updates
Lifebox 2022 Milestones
Lifebox 2022 milestones: A year in review making surgery and anesthesia safer in 2022
Report – A Critical Gap: pulse oximetry in low- and middle-income countries
A Smile Train-Lifebox report on pulse oximetry access and impact in low- and middle-income countries
Our Impact
Making surgery safer for every patient, every time.
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181M
Surgeries made safer
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12,000
Healthcare providers trained in safer surgery and anesthesia
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33,400
Pulse oximeters distributed to frontline providers across 116 countries worldwide
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